Last holiday season we were contacted by a person needing 16 of our “Allies” t-shirts. It turned out that these Revel & Riot t-shirts were part of Kelly DiPaola’s plan to come out to her entire Italian family on Christmas! Even though she has been out to her friends for several years, like so many of us, she struggled to find the courage to tell her family. But when her Aunt unexpectedly passed away at Thanksgiving, something changed.

“…It was at that time, with the uncertainty of life and the outpouring of love so blatantly before my eyes, that I realized I wasn’t giving my family and friends enough credit. I was suddenly certain that their love for me far outweighed any prejudices they may possess,” said Kelly.

]]>http://www.revelandriot.com/christmas-coming-out-story-with-revel-riot-79108/feed/0HOLIGAY SALES and GIFTS for LGBTQ EQUALITY!http://www.revelandriot.com/holigay-sales-on-gifts-for-lgbtq-equality-35758/
http://www.revelandriot.com/holigay-sales-on-gifts-for-lgbtq-equality-35758/#commentsMon, 01 Dec 2014 18:16:24 +0000adminhttp://www.revelandriot.com/?p=3284We’ve got some special promotions and giveaways to tell you about this holiday season!

From December 1st to December 31st we’ll be giving gifts with every purchase of $30 or more!

Promo codes for the gifts, valid from noon on December 1 – noon on December 31st, 2014.

For the RAINBOW MOUNTAIN PATCH enter: LGBTQP

For the PATCH + EMBLEM TOTE BAG enter: LGBTQBP1

For the PATCH + LIFE GOES BY TOO QUICKLY TOTE BAG enter: LGBTQBP2

On December 4th we are pleased to announce a storewide 15% OFF SALE! (This discount is not valid for bundles and sale items.) Speaking of sale items – be sure to check out the new SALE SECTION of our store, where all shirts are $15, discounted by 50%!

]]>http://www.revelandriot.com/holigay-sales-on-gifts-for-lgbtq-equality-35758/feed/0Revel & Riot’s WorldPride Adventurehttp://www.revelandriot.com/revel-riot-at-toronto-worldpride-2014-13637/
http://www.revelandriot.com/revel-riot-at-toronto-worldpride-2014-13637/#commentsTue, 22 Jul 2014 14:02:55 +0000adminhttp://www.revelandriot.com/?p=3252WorldPride 2014 in Toronto was absolutely amazing. Thank you to all the volunteers, customers, parade marchers, workers, visitors, and entertainers. This year Revel & Riot was in charge of designing and selling the Official WorldPride merchandise, so our team was running 2 giant booths in the Street Fair, day and night. We met so many wonderful and beautiful people of all ages and backgrounds – many had traveled far and wide to come to WorldPride. To see parents and kids together celebrating, allies supporting their friends, to witness inspiring expressions of identity and love… well, it was very humbling and a true honor to be able to offer everybody a little piece of LGBTQ pride in the form of a t-shirt. Check out our WorldPride 2014 Toronto gallery for more pictures.

Some of the official WorldPride T-shirts by Revel & Riot

One of our official WorldPride merchandise booths!

Then there was the parade. The Revel & Riot group marched with more than 12,000 other participants in the massive event on Sunday June 29. Our Revel & Riot volunteers were tireless, enthusiastic, full of humor and pride. The parade was over 4 hours late, so we all waited together, talking, making up chants, using our placards as shields from the unrelenting sun. At one point, a man carrying “God Hates Homos” pamphlets climbed to the top of a nearby staircase and started shouting anti-gay slurs. A Revel & Riot volunteer grabbed her “Allies” placard, ran up the stairs and started dancing in front of him. It took about ten seconds for the whole rest of the group to swarm the man on the stairs – they waved signs, cheered, danced and frankly, looked like the most clever and photogenic group in the whole parade. The homophobic man was forced off the stairs, likely to go bother some other LGBTQ people further up the road, but regardless, it was a small and incredibly beautiful, victorious moment. Thank you to all of the parade volunteers for coming to represent Revel & Riot, for sharing your stories, for chanting “WE ARE THE GAY KIDS!” for 3 hours, for the work you do in your own communities, and for your truly inspiring energy that day.

Finally, we had a perfect ending to WorldPride 2014 Toronto – the Tegan and Sara show at Yonge and Dundas Square. The winners of our “Meet Tegan and Sara” contest were already in the photo pit watching the first few songs, the rain had stopped, the R&R team arrived just in time for them to go on stage. It was a perfect performance, with a moving statement on pride, and an improvised dance number. A huge thank you to Tegan and Sara for supporting Revel & Riot all these years, but most of all for being out, for being creative, for being such tireless advocates for LGBTQ equality.

Thank you again to everyone for an unforgettable WorldPride. And to all of you out there celebrating Pride in different parts of the world, or for those of you don’t have a Pride festival where you live, or for those who cannot safely attend Pride – we are in solidarity with you all, in pride and in protest, in revel and in riot.

Revel & Riot WorldPride Parade marchers – best group ever!

R&R marcher doesn’t hesitate when this guy starts yelling homophobic slurs at the parade – what a great ally!

Revel & Riot is thrilled and honored to once again be generously supported by Tegan and Sara at Pride! Come to any official WorldPride Merchandise booth this Friday, Saturday or Sunday and enter the contest to meet them! Winners will get the chance to attend a meet and greet with Tegan and Sara on Sunday June 19th, and watch part of their show from the photo pit!
Official WorldPride merchandise booths can be found in the Street Fair at: the corner of Church & Wellesley, the corner or Alexander & Church, at the TD stage, the South Stage, and the Yonge and Dundas Square Stage. The draw will take place on Sunday at 2pm. For more information on Tegan and Sara’s performance at WorldPride, click here.

Revel & Riot is coming to WorldPride Toronto 2014! Cheer on our contingent in the Parade on Sunday, June 29th, at 1pm or find us at any booth selling official WorldPride merchandise!

This year, the official WorldPride Toronto merchandise has been created by Revel & Riot designer, EE Storey! Revel & Riot t-shirts will be sold alongside the official Pride Merchandise in every booth.

You can find us in the Street Fair at the corner of Church & Wellesley; corner or Alexander & Church; at the TD stage, the South Stage, and the Yonge and Dundas Square Stage!

We’ll have t-shirts, totes, tank tops, stickers, contests and more!!

Can’t wait to see you all there!

]]>http://www.revelandriot.com/rr-all-over-worldpride-toronto-2014-30722/feed/0March with R&R in the Toronto WorldPride Parade!http://www.revelandriot.com/march-with-rr-in-the-toronto-worldpride-parade-81531/
http://www.revelandriot.com/march-with-rr-in-the-toronto-worldpride-parade-81531/#commentsThu, 05 Jun 2014 18:35:53 +0000adminhttp://www.revelandriot.com/?p=3236Want to march with Revel & Riot in the Toronto WorldPride Parade? We’re looking for 50 volunteers to carry signs, make noise, and celebrate with our group in this huge and exciting procession! The parade happens on Sunday June 29, at 1pm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We’ll have R&R t-shirts for all our participants and fun signs for everyone to carry – it’s going to be an amazing and inspiring time!

Email us at info@revelandriot.com if you’re interested – we’d love for you to join us and represent Revel & Riot in the parade!

From right now until tomorrow, Saturday December 14 at midnight EST, we’re offering a special holiday promotion! Get our NEW Revel & Riot Emblem Tote bag FREE with every purchase over $30! Just use the promotional code “TOTESLGBT” at check out.

Announcing a special contest! From Nov. 22 – Dec 31st 2013, buy a Tegan and Sara “LGBT Animals” t-shirt or any bundle on revelandriot.com, and be automatically entered to win one of five “LGBT Animals” posters autographed by T&S! Winners will be announced January 5, 2014.